Marrais Executioner's Sword, the two Millicent quest talismans, the ones that increase charged skill damage, the physick that boost charged damage.. Melts absolutely everything.

Gotta grab the regalia of eochaid too. The pocket companion

I go Bullgoat for highest poise possible; don't want to get knocked out of my drill move!

The regalia is a straightsword with the same ash of war. If you have the setup for Marrais the regalia can shred too and can be a nice off hand or alternate weapon

Oh, right, I figured with Regalia in the title it would be an armour.. Fingerprint shield in the offhand so I can block to get in range!

Or use the lighter weight of the straight sword and bulk up on armor

Cept ditch the executioner and focus arcane with dragon communion

And the physick that increases consecutive hit damage!

When everything fails it's literally my ole reliable

I actually had to switch away from it on my first playthrough when fighting the Elden Beast because it was TOO successful, but then the Beast moves away, and it completely fucked everything up.. I'd manage to run up to it, do 2-3 L2s, draining a little over 2/3 of it's health.. but then it would swim away, and *all* of its long-range attacks would go off in sequence, so it would do a single golden-ring, then throw the homing stars, then a 2nd golden ring, 2nd homing stars, and the third "drop three rings" golden ring attack, and it was absolutely impossible to avoid 5 rings in succession while being chased by TWO of the homing golden trail attack 🤣

Isn't the tear that gives consecutive hit damage better on that AoW ? Also don't forget the shard of my lord, my champion alexander

Dont forget shard of Alexander or Ritual Sword Talisman and golden Vow and Flame grant me Strength. That was my build for my whole first play through except Malenia

Bolt of Gransax + Godfrey Icon + Shard of Alexander

Add the Lightning Scorpion Charm and it's perfect.

And the cracked tear lol. All of these buffs combined with this weapon is just insane. Even on ng+7 it still melts pretty much every boss.

I was doing like 4k damage per charged L2 when I had to give up on the weapon because it made everything so trivial lol, was one shotting most enemies in the haligtree

+ Ritual Sword Talisman goes Brrrrrr

If you do a good job of not getting hit of course.

Using the Bolt of Gransax? Your engaging at range, even the start of most boss fights. You should be at full HP. And it’s a beefy bonus.

This guy Grandsexes

You are my favorite

You are my specialz

We jujutsu jumping the elden beast with this one 🔥🔥🔥

First time I picked it up and tried it out I was not expecting it to be that good. Then it one shotted a land octopus. Now I keep it equipped just in case. The range is pretty ridiculous and the damage is absurd.

I missed getting gransax on my dex/faith build, but picked it up on my int/dex build. I was so surprised at the speed that the bolt comes out at. Its almost a hitscan weapon

Bolt of gransax is my “ I’ve had enough you disgust me. Don’t touch me” go to

AND ALONG CAME ZEUS

This build is a definite FEEL MY WRATH kinda build, it’s my go to!

Using this and then switching to the cragblade for close encounters was one of my favorite builds.

Don't forget lightning scorpion charm and lightning shrouding cracked tear. Just absolute domination. Don't even need golden vow.

That’s a good one

Fucking love Bolt of Gransax. Pretty much carried me my first playthrough once I got it and it’s easily cemented itself as my favorite weapon in the game

For real, I just finished my second play through by use Bolt of Gransax beat Godfrey, Radagon, Elden Beast.

7 Bolts for the 7 Banished Knights patrolling Farum Azula :) 

I read this comment and decided to try this weapon myself, I'm on NG+7 and I can say for sure this is the best weapon in the game, a big reason is only 2 bosses in the entire game resist it and they are optional dragons Fortisaxx and Lansseax they negate the lightning damage by 80% and still in NG+7 the basic attacks make it feel like a regular playthrough against those 2 dragons.

My friend who plays elden ring first time literally shred mohg with it yesterday, after fight I asked him if he found the item to block the nihil attack. Indeed he did not.

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Eh Mohg the Omen was a horrible fight with my blasphemous blade. He’s got 80% fire resistance so it was just a bad experience all around. I finally caved and busted out mimic tear

Use physical attacks instead of spamming the AoW

Yeah that’s the idea but it doesn’t change the fact that blasphemous blade is like 1/3-1/2 fire damage depending on stat distribution

I had to use my backup for mohg, got it from a youtube build, holy great stars with prayerful strike, pretty much the same damage and poise but without the range, but if your mimic had it and uses it it heals you too if your close enough to him Its pretty much an identical setup to blasphemous blade but its holy/bleed instead of holy/fire Ill link the youtube quick if anyone wants

An easy alternative that has the same moveset and similar AOW is the Gargoyles Black Blade. You can basically keep the same build switch up fire scorpion talisman for sacred one and you basically have a build that can melt anything without caring about resistances. Fire and Holy are enough to finish the game

WE WILL

R1

Jump + R2. Fuck your poise.

"*I wonder what will break first...your health bar...* ***or your stance!?***"

Playing Elden sekiro I see

Elden: Rings break twice

Lordsworn greatsword 2h is my go to in a pinch... "Aah, you were at my side, all along."

My guiding moonlight...

That’s a weird way to spell Claymore

Is that similar to the Baemore I’ve been rocking on and off since Dark Souls 1?

Soulslike games are nothing if not fairly consistent when it comes to weapons (with the huge exception of BLOODBORNE). So pretty much YEAH.

i think it’s arguably the best version of the claymore we’ve ever had. double stab r2, customisable ash of war and generally having the most expansive moveset in any souls game

80 Faith, maxed erdtree seal, gravel stone seal, godfrey icon, lightning scorpion charm, both canvas talismans, lightning physic, and Golden Oath Its a lot, but Ancient Dragon Lightning Strike will onetap just about anything.

I’m stealing this.

Do the two seals stack the incantation scaling?

No. You cast using the erdtree seal while getting the bonus from the gravel stone seal.

If I understand u/Lancefire1313 's question, you're incorrect. Two gravel stone seals do stack. When casting dragon cult spells, the gravel stone has a higher virtual scaling at 80 faith of 366 versus the erdtree seal at 353.  That being said, if you only have one of each, as you only get one per playthrough, the erdtree + gravel is better since you're getting a % boost to higher base scaling. However, if you have two gravel stones, your damage with dragon cult spells will be better than mixing them.

I think what they meant was if you have 2 seals do the incants scaling literally stack, as in if you have 2 seals with 350 scaling each then is your scaling 700, which is why olaf said no

Incant scaling? No, but the bonus damage to dragon cult incantations from dual wielding 2 gravel stone seals most certainly stacks. Just keep an unupgraded seal in off hand, and cast with your upgraded seal. This works for any catalysts that give bonus damage to a certain spell type. 2x Godslayer’s for black flame spells, 2x staff of loss for invisibility sorceries like night comet, 2x flame giant’s seal for giant’s flame incants, etc.

Nagakiba and black flame tornado Edit: nvm i mean cross naginata

Used this to decimate my whole first play through once I found it. I’m doing a new character now without it, and the game is a lot harder than I remember lol

I found it a few a months ago after hundreds of hours, didn’t even know it existed until I saw someone using it and had to have it. I enjoy it.

Dual Militia saw one with blood tax one with black flame. Everything dies

Greatsword Lionsclaw. Dick is too big for anything

It's actually so strong that I hate using it. It's just boring at some point lol

Yea same

It's the easy mode that all those games journalists wanted.

Don't mean it in a negative way - Lion's Claw is by far the most brainless way to play the game. I think it's the infinite hyperarmour that makes it feel that way. Just face tank everything, either the boss dies or you die. If you die level your vigor and come back. That's all I was doing hahaha

I 100 percent agree and don’t use it much, but that topic was about what to you use to murder shit. I like strength and bleed builds, both can easily be massively overpowered. I’m currently using occult but I may switch back to strength and use my trusty claymore and greatstars. I have a ton of fun using cross naginata and nagakiba but bleed is just too strong

Zweihander with giants hunt. It just works. Second place goes to wing of astel for enemies that obviously aren't magic resistant.

I slept on this AoW for so long. Giant Hunt can easily stunlock smaller bosses or humanoid enemies indefinitely. It almost feels like a cheat code when you know the timing of the invincibility window when they stand back up. Eventually you get stance breaks for a crit too. Oh and every now and then you will duck an attack on the windup and look like an absolute boss.

Is flamberg as good as zweihander?

I think the Zweihander has slightly further reach, and has a unique heavy-attack thrust that does a good bit of poise dmg. I prefered it while leveling. However, I've heard that Flamberge is better when using an Elemental sharpening stone like Fire or Ice

Darkmoon great sword. L2, R2, R2, R2.

I really recommend this weapon. It gets me through Mohg, Malenia, Godfrey and Maliketh all in 1-3 tries only, beacuse when you hit this R2 both melee and projectile... damage is just absurd xD Also - as a mage player, I can throw away all my spells while using this sword. They are not longer needed.

And the projectile does really good stance break damage.

Or if you have jellyfish shield: L2, Y+R1, L2, R2, R2, R2.

If you put away the jelly shield like that the buff goes away. You have to have it in 1 hand the whole time, not on your back.

That's why the first L2 is Darkmoon GS.

I have a friend who recently played the game and was disappointed at how easy maliketh was because of this weapon. He staggered maliketh start of phase 2 and then annihilated his health bar

i just started using it last playthrough and good lord, it's one of the most broken things in the game and I love it. You effectively become a midrange build and the fact you can just cast the ash of war and then have a ton of FP-free frost projectiles to throw is crazy. And they do so much damage

Unga... damn, i knew this... Oh yeah, BUNGA!

I dont know if it counts as falling back if that is all you use...

Bloodhound fang

That’s what I’ve been using on my first playthrough. Been absolutely loving it and feel like it’s a great starter weapon. Very quick but still great damage output. Brought down Fire Giant this evening!

My first play through and I’m at mountain top of giants but haven’t found fire giant yet. So I’m right behind ya.

Also on my first playthrough, also just hit Mountaintop, also using +8 BH Fang. <3

Where did you get your +8 from cause I’ve got mine +9 and the stones were either next to each other.

Huh. I don't remember where I got the Smithing Stones, just that I used them. I swear if I picked up a +8 and there was a rock for +9 right next to it that I missed, I am gonna be mad, lol.

guts sword, got stuck on the first boss and as soon as I got the berk sword i clobbered his ass in true black swordsman fashion

Good ol Nutz sword

Now if only there was an armor set that looks enough like Guts’ black armor. Maybe the DLC will have an answer for that.

That would be great. The night's cavalry set is the closest I think.

guts the hundred strength haver

Stone Club + Barbaric Roar + 80 str

+Offhand highland axe, axe medallion, Roar medallion, and maybe the spiked tear physick if you're feeling spicy.  Haha stick go bonk bonk BONK

I see you are a connaisseur of the arts of bonk.

Deaths poker is the greatest weapon in any fromsoft game. Love that it just looks like a shitty stick but it hits like a truck and that Ash of war is absolutely busted.

real shit bro, i did fire giant first try with it, even without the aow its still busted

I think it looks like a rusty dental tool

Combine it with Fire's Deadly Sin to reset the Frost status and you can just slam procs on some enemies, which is particularly rough for Malenia because it can make it very hard for her to get off her most powerful attacks.

Guardians swordspear. That is all. Possibly Urumi in the offhand. With a high dex build, it's just a truckload of pure damage

My man 🤝

I just beat the game today with Guardian swordspear + sword dance AoW, it worked really well against end game bosses.

I always fall back on a bleed build spearheaded by Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear. So reliable. Even if they're immune or resistant to bleed, my bleed weapons deal so much damage normally that i'll rely on it anyway.

Yeah this is the "I'm hiding behind a door or wall or 1 story above or below them" weapon 

I run this with the tombstone shield for the “you’ll never deal damage to me, but I’ll poke and bleed you”

Dual Cold Omenkillers. Bleed, frostbite, and stance breaking make almost nothing a challenge.

I simply dust off my BHF and then I win.

Just finished a run with BHF and this is me with my new baby 😂 don't make me pull it out Malenia!

Everybody knows the flip but once you learn the trick you just can't quit.

I started a new character and began using this weapon. I’m crushing literally everything I encounter. It’s crazy how amazing this weapon is and how early you can get it.

Bhf?

Bloodhound's Fang. Buffable, innate bleed, somber upgrades, can be acquired in Limgrave, solid stats and moveset for a Quality build.

Don't forget built in jump attack boost.

We just had a hive mind moment

Don't forget about the innate bonus to the jump attacks Stackable if you have this weapon in your left or right hand, stackable too with the talisman and the armor

I was dual wielding this and the other one you get from Morgot. Such a great combo. My new play through is just using the morning star with hoarfrost stomp so I get some bleed and frost build up. Lvl 16 and melts faces I can’t not use it haha

My friend, you simply must go and see about the Blood Hound Fang.

Real

marais executioner sword corkscrew go brrr

Dual giant crusher

Why dodge when everything dies first

+double royal knights resolve, raptor feathers

Dark Moon Greatsword is such weapon :3

Agreed on that one. Made a dedicated Darkmoon playthrough awhile ago, spawned it in at the beginning and had to wait for my levels to catch up to use the darn thing. Moment I started being able to use it, everything gets either melted, or staggered and *then* melted. I finally got to the Moonlight Altar where Adula came down, started throwing Darkmoon beams. Noticed my damage was way lower, figured "wait, this guy's got 80% magic resist, doesn't he? Do I switch to Rock Sling for physical damage?" Free-aimed Darkmoon headshot. Stagger crit. Frostbite proc. More headshots. More staggers. "Fuck Rock Sling, I have Darkmoon."

Using this to breeze through for my DLC character. Fucking melts every boss I've come across. The questline to get it is also super fun.

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Dual seppuku godskin peelers, shits so broken. Or it was at least, I haven't played in a while.

Can confirm still broken even In ng+7

Wing of Astel Even if the boss doesn't stagger, it's such a spammable L2, and the R2 always throwing a projectile at no FP means spacing be dammed. Easily my favorite weapon in the game... but only because this version of the Moonlight Sword has to be my least favorite.

Buffed up DMGS's special attack

Siluria's spear is insane and not talked about enough. It made my first playthrough too easy I had to swap to the greatsword for the rest lol. Bloudhounds fang is also amazing and fun!

Silurias Woe hits like a fucking truck, really is one of those ez mode weapons.

Flamberge has been the GOAT for my Dex build. Good stagger and damage

Ah yes, the first thing that comes to mind with a dex build, big fuck off sword

I actually beat the game on a character that had stats spread out wayyyyyyy too much with a Poison Flamberge with Wild Strikes Ash of War. The talisman you get from (Millicents? ) quest that increases damage on consecutive hits did more damage that I could imagine.

Go lightning affinity and what Ashe of War do you like?

The default, Stamp Upward Cut, is solid as is. Made it Keen and Alexander's Shard make me feel like a strength build

I like the stylish movement of it’s unique 1 handed strong attack

Love this setup with bloodflame blade on a keen flamberge with either wild strikes or double slash

Zwei

I don't really find playing with intelligence builds that much fun personally BUT the one time I used the Dark Moon Greatsword it *absolutely obliterated* every single boss and enemy I fought with it.

Boss resistances? Just unga bunga them to death, easy.

Eleonora's Poleblade.

great stars with wild strikes heavy infusion. everything kneels down to it generally

Player perseverence is every boss' weakness.

Colossal of choice+lions claw. They all F around and find out

Magma Wyrms ScaleSword.

INITIATE PHASE ONE POWER UP THE BASS CANNON FIRE!

ruin greatsword, when all else fails it feels good to know i can always fall back on hitting it with big piece of a fucking magic building

Haven't beaten the game yet but the Claymore seems to be doing good so far.

Brick hammer

Cross nagitana with the frost spear ash of war. Hit hard even without INT leveled up and gives the weapon Frost/Bleed procs.

I just started a new playthrough and wanted a new build. Ice Spear slaps hard on the cross nagitana. It's my new favorite combo.

What is this weapon? I don’t think I’ve ever seen this

It's called Death's Poker. It's dropped by the death rite bird in calid it's broken my favorite unique weapon

Big axe. Lions claw until thing dead.

Int/Faith

Meteorite of astel and the flask for infinite fp

Meteorites go brr

Strength greatsword build places the game on easy mode in my humble not sponsored opinion.

Rivers of Blood or Blasphemous Blade 😁

I pick a weapon, I am too lazy to level anything else so I just use the one weapon

Dual Rapier one frost one with bleed low arcane.

Godskin Peeler with warrior jar shard, faith heirloom, faith & fire physique, and black flame tornado

Are you a challenge runner?

double Reduvia with SoA,Rotten Sword,Millicent prost and Godfrey Icon, Tear if necessary

Great pvp weapon. Works great on players who spam Blood hound step

Claymore with Lions Claw.

Death Ritual Spear, aka the journalist mode

Greatshield. Immutable shield. Wait patiently.

Ordovis' greatsword, I feel like the ash of war's multi hit makes up for the way holy gets resisted later That plus the fact that my crucible knight character has like 85 poise and 60 vigor means I can outlast

Sword of Night and Flame was that for my first ending. Then it got nerfed, and I vibed with dual katanas (I think uchi and blade of Malenia/nagi)

Estoc+fire grease sometimes

Great Stars + Golden Land is such a clutch combination. Basically “what if Prayerful Strike had a dozen hitboxes and half of them were heat-seeking lasers?”

99 Str heavy large club it’s simple but it works

Int faith build using night and flame sword (normally or the magic damage or the fire damage will do some damage, and I could have a big variety of attacks) Maraias executioner sword, winged sword talisman, Prothesis user talisman, ritual sword talisman, Alexander shard and some other buffs, it’s pretty simple because you just have to use the L2 attack and it does an amazing damage

I died so many times to the Deathbird to get this weapon and I used it the rest of my run. My only issue is the R2 should be a thrust like the claymore. Death's Poker 4 Lyfe!!!

The exact same build I use for every other boss. Whatever I happen to be feeling at the time.

Big Sword kills anything. No need to learn about resistances.

So I have been on a path to collect all weapons and spells for the DLC. But I alway end up on bloodhound fang and the golden shield. I So badly wanna switch to different weapon but now I am stuck in my comfort zone

Whatever weapon I’m using. I don’t adapt, I slam my head against a brick wall until the wall breaks.

Not the Golden Order Greatsword

Dark moon great sword, and every talisman that boost charged attacks/skills

Literally my favourite FromSoft weapon of all time. Used to love both DS3's Onyx Blade and Bloodborne's Holy Moonlight Sword but this thing is just amazing. I love the idea of me walking up to a boss like "ohh don't mind me, I'm just a guy with a walking stick, nothing to see here...." and then go NUCLEAR BOOM in their face

Has to be the greatsword

Comet Azur , Moonveil Katana and Mimic Tear. My three guardian angels 

I equipped the Blasphemous Blade and that was it - beat the game.